GNOME 50 is out today, bringing a new set of features to the open-source desktop environment that Ubuntu uses. The latest release, codenamed “Tokyo”, turns Variable Refresh Rate , an expanded set of parental controls, and hardware accelerated Remote Desktop sessions. The document viewer also gains ‘digital ink’ and form filling tools. Ubuntu users will get GNOME 50 as part of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, which is out in April 2026. New Features in GNOME 50 VRR and fractional scaling on by default GNOME 50 enables Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support by default (on compatible hardware). This is arguably the headline […]